Network Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by VIQU Ltd
£45,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
Summary: The Senior Network Engineer role involves supporting a major cloud transformation and infrastructure evolution within a globally recognized professional services organization. The position requires hands-on management of a complex global network, focusing on operational support, troubleshooting, and project delivery in a highly regulated environment. The role is hybrid, requiring an average of two days in the office per week. The successful candidate will work with advanced networking technologies, including Cisco, Palo Alto, and SD-WAN solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver 3rd line network support across global WAN and LAN environments
- Support and troubleshoot Cisco networking infrastructure including Nexus 3K & 9K
- Manage and maintain Palo Alto and Fortinet Firewall technologies
- Support Aruba wireless environments, controllers, and HPE access points
- Assist with SD-WAN migration projects using HP EdgeConnect
- Work closely with vendors and internal teams on root cause analysis and problem management
- Support network security, VPN connectivity, QoS, routing protocols, and Layer 7 technologies
- Participate in out-of-hours support and weekend shift coverage
Key Skills:
- Strong enterprise networking experience within Cisco environments
- Experience with Palo Alto and/or Fortinet Firewalls
- Knowledge of Aruba wireless technologies and SD-WAN
- Strong understanding of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VPNs, MPLS, and QoS
- Experience within highly regulated or process-driven environments
- Comfortable supporting both Legacy and modern infrastructure
- Previous experience in professional services environments would be advantageous
- CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent networking knowledge preferred
- Exposure to Azure networking or cloud connectivity is beneficial
Salary (Rate): £56,000 yearly
City: Glasgow
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Senior Network Engineer (Cisco/Palo Alto/SD-WAN) - 12 Month FTC
Glasgow - Hybrid (2 Days in Office on Average)
£56,000 + Benefits | No Sponsorship Available
VIQU have partnered with a globally recognised professional services organisation undergoing a major cloud transformation programme and large-scale infrastructure evolution. As part of this growth, they are hiring a Senior Network Engineer to support a highly secure, enterprise-scale environment across both BAU operations and critical project work.
This is a hands-on Network Engineer role focused on maintaining and improving a complex global network estate, while contributing to ongoing cloud and SD-WAN migration initiatives. You'll join a collaborative infrastructure team responsible for ensuring high availability, security, and performance across the organisation's core networking platforms.
The role will involve a mix of operational support, troubleshooting, major incident involvement, and project delivery within a highly regulated environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Deliver 3rd line network support across global WAN and LAN environments
- Support and troubleshoot Cisco networking infrastructure including Nexus 3K & 9K
- Manage and maintain Palo Alto and Fortinet Firewall technologies
- Support Aruba wireless environments, controllers, and HPE access points
- Assist with SD-WAN migration projects using HP EdgeConnect
- Work closely with vendors and internal teams on root cause analysis and problem management
- Support network security, VPN connectivity, QoS, routing protocols, and Layer 7 technologies
- Participate in out-of-hours support and weekend shift coverage
Key requirements:
- Strong enterprise networking experience within Cisco environments
- Experience with Palo Alto and/or Fortinet Firewalls
- Knowledge of Aruba wireless technologies and SD-WAN
- Strong understanding of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VPNs, MPLS, and QoS
- Experience within highly regulated or process-driven environments
- Comfortable supporting both Legacy and modern infrastructure
- Previous experience in professional services environments would be advantageous
- CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent networking knowledge preferred
- Exposure to Azure networking or cloud connectivity is beneficial
Shift Pattern:
- Friday to Monday
- 7am - 7pm shifts
- Initial onboarding period Monday-Friday in the Glasgow office
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